City government · Rockwall County, TX

Royse City's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Royse City took in $16.9 million and spent $14.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes53%Fees for services (water, sewer)40%Fines and other5.7%County and local tax money1.5%State tax money0.4%

What stands out

14%

of Royse City's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes53%

Property tax
33%$5.6 million
Sales tax
14%$2.3 million
Other taxes
5.6%$945 thousand
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other licenses and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$628 thousand
  • Other licenses$210 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$107 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services40%

Fees for services
40%$6.7 million
What's in fees for servicesWater; sewer and 1 more
  • Water$3.6 million
  • Sewer$2.1 million
  • Garbage collection$1.0 million

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money0.4%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
0.4%$59 thousand

County and local tax money1.5%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.5%$251 thousand

Fines and other5.7%

Fines
4.1%$695 thousand
Interest, rents and other
1.6%$266 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails25%Running the government and other costs23%Parks, recreation and libraries5.1%Roads, transit and parking4.5%All other spending5.2%

What stands out

38%

of Royse City's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$5.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$2.5 million
  • Water supply$2.0 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.1 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
25%$3.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 2 more
  • Police$2.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$541 thousand
  • Fire protection$538 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$138 thousand
Running the government and other costs
23%$3.3 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.2 million
  • Other and not broken out$859 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$280 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
5.1%$747 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$601 thousand
  • Libraries$146 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.5%$660 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$660 thousand
Interest on debt
4.0%$580 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$491 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$89 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.2%$176 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$176 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Royse City. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Royse City itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.